About the ICPC

The Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) was established in 1974 and consists of members from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The AAICPC has authority under ICPC to "promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this compact." The AAICPC obtains its Secretariat Services, as an affiliate of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA).

North Carolina Criminal Background Checks/Abuse and Neglect Registry

North Carolina requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:

Foster Care

Relative-Foster Care

Foster-Adopt

Adoption

Criminal Background Screening

The following methods are used to capture fingerprints to conduct criminal records checks:

Live Scan or other computerized technology

Finger Print cards

Criminal background checks/screening via Live Scan or other computerized technology are offered at the following levels:

National

State

Local

State or Local Criminal Record Checks Requirements/Process:

Supervising agencies conduct a local criminal history check through accessing the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Department of Corrections Offender Population Unified System and submit the results of the criminal history checks to the licensing authority for foster parent applicants and adult (18 and over) members of the household at the initial application and relicensure.

Applicant will not be approved if the person has committed any of the following misdemeanor or felony offenses:

•Applicants are ineligible for licensure if they or a member of their household has ever been convicted of a felony involving:

(1) Child abuse or neglect;

(2) Spouse abuse;

(3) A crime against a child or children (including child pornography);

(4) A crime involving violence, including rape, sexual assault, or

homicide but not including other physical assault or battery, or

• Has within the last five years been convicted of a felony involving:

(1) Physical assault;

(2) Battery; or

(3) A drug-related offense.

Types of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)

North Carolina requires the following types of criminal background and perpetrator checks (Federal (F), State (S), Local (L), Abuse and Neglect Registry (ANR), Not Required (NR)):

Federal

State

Local

ANR

NR

Foster Care

y

y

y

y

Relative

y

y

y

Relative Foster Care

y

y

y

y

Foster-Adopt

y

y

y

y

Adoption

y

y

y

y

Parent

y

y

y

North Carolina provides Abuse and Neglect searches:

Yes

Wait Time for Criminal Records Results

Wait time for fingerprint results are:

Live Scan or other technology

State: 61-180 days

Local/County: 61-180 days

Manually - Fingerprint Card

State: 61-180 days

Local/County: 61-180 days

Verification of Criminal Records Results

Actual results/information contained in the Criminal Background

Other, specified next

For fingerprint results we receive the actual results for local criminal record checks we obtain signature verifying the completion.